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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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metallic

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/muh-TAL-ik/

Resembling or made of metal; having the characteristics of metal, such as shininess or conductivity.

In a Sentence

“The old coins had a dull, metallic sheen that spoke of their age.”

Origin

From Latin 'metallicus', from Greek 'metallikos', from 'metallon' (metal).

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Synonyms

shinymetal-likelustrousgleamingsilverycoppery

Antonyms

non-metallicdullmatte

Related Words

metalmetallurgymetalloidmetalworkermetallic lustermetallic tastemetallic soundmetalize

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